Medellín, Colombia, August 30, 2012
By transaction celebrated today, Banagrícola, a Bancolombia
Panamanian subsidiary, acquired
70% of UFF! Mobile S.A.S. ("UFF"), a Colombian
telecommunications services operator.
The shares were acquired from investment companies linked to
the Carlos Julio Ardila´s Family, and a group of investors
including Santiago Aldana Sanín, Manager of the Company. Both
investment groups will continue as shareholders of the
Company, each with 15% of the shares.
The transaction price was COP 21,000,000,000 (Approximately
USD 11.481.746), sum paid in full today.
UFF is the first Virtual Mobile Operator in Colombia, with
272,000 active users and a network of
1,100 sales points and about 100,000 top up points in
supermarkets, chain stores, distributors and retailers
throughout the country.
With this acquisition, Grupo Bancolombia continues with its
goal of providing customers with innovative proposals of
financial products and services, integrating the knowledge of
experts in the mobile phone industry with banking, in order
to deliver user-friendly solutions and access to our clients.
Exchange Rate August 29, 2012 COP 1828.99= USD 1
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